Updated Anesthesia Conversion Factors by Locale

Chicago — (July 7, 2010) 

On June 25, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.” The bill halted the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut and provides physicians a 2.2 percent positive payment update for services provided June 1 through November 30, 2010.

Please visit the link below to access the updated Anesthesia Conversion Factors by locale.

Anesthesia Conversion Factors: June 1 – November 30, 2010

Anesthesia Conversion Factors: January 1 – May 31, 2010

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Anesthesiologists: Physicians providing the Lifeline of Modern Medicine TM. Founded in 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists is an educational, research and scientific association with more than 50,000 members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient.

For more information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the American Society of Anesthesiologists website at www.asahq.org. For patient information, visit LifeLineToModernMedicine.com

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Contact:

American Society of Anesthesiologists
communications@asahq.org
847-825-5586